Fairfax County officials may consider requiring all county-employed smokers to enroll in wellness programs to snuff out their bad habit, as the county searches for ways to reduce its soaring health care costs.
Supervisor Gerry Hyland, D-Mount Vernon, suggested the anti-smoking initiative after his earlier proposal to bar the county from hiring smokers was met by what he described as “outrage.”
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